Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Saturday that taking part in elections is not the only way for people to pursue a career in politics, appealing to talents to join the administration. Speaking at a seminar hosted by the pro-government DAB party, ...

China on Saturday berated the US and EU consulates in Hong Kong for displaying candles to commemorate the June 4 Tiananmen crackdown, slamming it as a "clumsy political show" to destabilise the city. Candles were seen lit in the windows of the US co...

Latest genetic analysis showed on Saturday that a secondary school girl who tested preliminary positive for the coronavirus has contracted a variant of Covid-19 that was first detected in the UK. It is the first time the UK variant, with a scientifi...

On the 100th day since the local vaccination scheme was rolled out, the minister in charge of the programme, Patrick Nip said on Saturday the next batch of BioNTech shots will be delayed, so as to avoid any wastage. He explained on a radio programm...

Executive Councillor Ronny Tong has defended the police's right to close down much of Victoria Park to prevent unauthorised gatherings marking June 4, and said anyone who thinks the force has gone beyond its powers can challenge the decision in court...

Hundreds of people on Friday defied a police ban on entering Victoria Park in Causeway Bay to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown before they were quickly told to leave. For the first time, the force closed off the par...

A housing block in Tin Shui Wai was locked down on Friday evening for mandatory coronavirus tests after a secondary schoolgirl who lives there tested preliminary positive for a mutated strain of Covid-19. The girl, 17, lives in Shing Yu House at Tin...

Students at the University of Hong Kong on Friday carried out their annual cleaning of the Pillar of Shame, to mark the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown. The monument on campus was created by a Danish artist to commemorate those ki...

Police on Friday sealed-off most parts of Causeway Bay's Victoria Park, saying they had seen online appeals for people to gather there despite a ban on this year's June 4 vigil. From 2pm, groups of officers sealed off the park's football pitches, ba...

Twenty-four people were injured on Friday after a school bus crashed through a set of traffic lights, colliding with a private car and a van, before veering off the road into a cycling track. Dashcam footage circulated online showed the bus hurtling...

Sources said on Friday that a 17-year-old girl has tested preliminary positive for a mutated strain of the coronavirus. She was reportedly infected with the more infectious N501Y mutated strain, and is being treated in Tuen Mun Hospital. The teenag...

RTHK said on Friday that its acting assistant director of TV and corporate businesses, Jace Au, had resigned, making her the latest senior member of staff to quit in recent months. A spokesman for the government station said Au was leaving to pursue...

The MTR Corporation was questioned by lawmakers on Friday over why passengers using the new Tuen Ma Line after it fully opens on June 27 will pay more for some journeys than others travelling further. The legislators noted that people going from Hun...

A foreign judge sitting on Hong Kong's top court has been quoted by the UK's Times newspaper as saying that she plans to quit the Court of Final Appeal (CFA) as concerns grow over the national security law. According to a statement from the judicia...

Police said on Friday that they had arrested two people on suspicion of appealing to others to join a banned candlelight vigil at Victoria Park, to commemorate those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown. Officers identified them as a vice-chairper...

One of the organisers of the annual candlelight vigil to remember those killed in the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, Chow Hang-tung, was among two people arrested on Friday morning, sources told RTHK. She was reportedly taken away near her office. ...

Customs and police officers seized 14 gas masks and eight filter canisters in an investigation into imports of unlicensed goods bought on the internet. A 27-year-old man was arrested at a flat in Tai Po and a 14-year-old boy was picked up in Tai Wai...

The Home Affairs Department said on Thursday it had written to district councillors across the SAR, warning them against encouraging or helping people to take part in unauthorised assemblies. The department said it acted after receiving complaints a...

Exiled activist Nathan Law said on Thursday that a website featuring a charter that calls for international advocacy, democracy and autonomy had been temporarily taken down, after the Hong Kong police alleged that it contained messages violating the ...

Children as young as 12 will be allowed to get the BioNTech vaccine, authorities announced on Thursday, adding that they will give more details on the arrangements early next week. In a statement, the government said Health Secretary Sophia Chan ma...